Democrats work with some Republicans on urgent relief package of $908bn
It’s still not clear whether President Donald Trump will sign any relief measure but both parties expect Joe Biden to propose a bigger tranche of spending once he takes office
03 December 2020 - 11:29
Washington — US Democrats are making a bid to break the standoff on a new stimulus package with House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer scaling back demands on a relief plan, as president-elect Joe Biden urged Congress to find a bipartisan path forward.
Retreating from the $2.4-trillion pandemic relief package they had been pushing before the election, Pelosi and Schumer said a $908bn proposal from a bipartisan group of lawmakers should serve as the baseline for negotiations with congressional Republicans and the White House...
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